Wind Energy Technology
Courses
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course Mechanical Aspects of Wind Energy the students are able to:
- apply their gained knowledge about the design of different wind turbines resp. single components and their material requirements on specific locations
- identify the optimal location for a planned wind farm and to develop it after analyzing the requirements for construction, logistics and grid connection as well as national standards
Content
- Wind turbine components:
- different wind turbine designs and their components
- functional requirements
- aesthetic criteria
- Mechanical drive train and machine house:
- comparison of different design concepts
- blade adjustment system, rotor brake
- step up gears, generator coupling tracking of wind direction
- Machine house design:
- different gear boxes and mechanical drives
- needed safety and braking systems
- Loads and structural demands:
- static aerodynamic and structural loads on blades and towers
- dynamic loads on blades and towers
- extra loads from the mechanical systems connected to the wind turbine
- modeling to calculate the loads and structural demands
- mechanical components and control system loads
- Forces and performance curves for the wind turbine
- Rotor blades in composite construction:
- materials, composite material construction
- rotor blade construction
- rotor blade connection to the hub
- Towers and foundation (design and varieties):
- steel tube towers, concrete tower, lattice tower
- suitable foundation
- Planning, installation and operation:
- planning wind farms
- developing a Gantt chart to define when the different design / construction / testing and operation will commence
- legislations for land and environmental operation
- transport facilitations for wind farm
- plant erection, testing and operation
- safety aspects
- service and maintenance
- certification of wind power plants
- Field excursion to German wind farm sites
Details
- Lecturer: Michael Beyer
- Teaching method: lecture
- SWS: 3
- Credit points: 3
- Examination: written exam
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course Electrical Aspects of Wind Energy the students are able to:
- distinguish the design of different types of Wind Energy Converter and to analyze their function in different control concepts
- be aware of different electrical networks and possible problems related with grid integration and grid control
- apply mathematical models for control system design and plant simulation
Content
- Components and functions of Wind Energy Converter (WEC):
- main components of wind energy converters
- rotor blade with pitch drive
- input torque, generator
- mechanical drive train
- Calculation of blade setting and obtaining performance curves
- Grid integration:
- different electrical networks
- grid influences
- different problems related with grid integration
- schemes for grid control
- Control concepts and operational results:
- island grid operation of WECs
- grid operation, interconnection operation
- Control system design and plant simulation:
- plant components characteristics
- control systems for the plant operation
- development of mathematical models for control and simulation
- dimensioning of the controllers
Details
- Lecturer: Siegfried Heier
- Teaching method: lecture
- SWS: 3
- Credit points: 3
- Examination: written and oral exam